Dragon's Breath Farm
  • Home
  • Store
  • About
    • Mission
  • Blog
  • Events
    • Foraging Classes
    • Yoga Classes / Retreats
    • Meditations in the Wilds
  • Blooms
    • Wholesale
    • Retail
  • Botanicals

Towers of Flowers

8/11/2021

0 Comments

 
It's harvest season for me, not that I haven't been harvesting since May, but August is the big flower season. When it seems like all that can bloom is going, one more thing pops open that I forgot about and it feels like there is never enough time to get them all out of the field or to do them justice in turning them into bouquets.
This also means I tend to set other things aside this time of year or just forget about some things, like late season plantings of veggies (which I promise myself I am going to prioritize but it never happens).
But that autumn feeling is in the air and I can see into the future as the nights get cooler and that first hard frost creeps closer and closer. So enjoy the flowers while you can because this boom only lasts for so long!
Picture
The microgreens are looking extra fresh and juicy this week
Picture
I'm back baby! Baby Kale that is! Sweet and tender, it works just as well in a stir fry as in a salad!
Picture
Unfortunately, there will be no lettuce of salad mix this week since all that previous heat mucked up my carefully planned out plantings and you just can't rush a good thing, can you?
Picture
My goal of getting everyone to enjoy the wilder side of life continues though with a new green, Stinging Nettles!!! Yep, that's right they are edible, super tasty, and loaded with nutrients but yes, they sting when they are fresh. Dry or cook them and no more sting! May I suggest a nettle and spinach soup, nettle green pesto, or maybe a simple fresh nettles tea.
Picture
The tomatoes are towering and it becomes a never ending relay race to start at one end to prune, trellis, and harvest only to start again at the beginning as they grow and grow and grow!
Picture
The seed saving continues with some of the beautiful, soft, and moody Cerinthe or Honeywort. It is a Bumblebee's ultimate fav and a fav cut flower of mine for the pink/magenta blooms tucked into the dusky green foliage and naturally drooping stems.
Even Hella approves too!
So many flowers! Which is why August is always the flower month. Get your flower fix at either Farmers Market or at the Amish Farm to Market Store in Libby!
Who might these be?!?!?!
Welcome the newest addition to the family farm, sisters Hecate and Nuit and little Oliver. Hecate (the Greek goddess of death, magic, and poisonous plants) and Nuit (the Egytian goddess of the sky and the heavenly bodies) are short hair all black kitties who run around to chase anything the moves and generally causing mayhem and havoc. Oliver (named after the movie Oliver and Company, itself a disney version of Oliver Twist) is a medium hair orange tabby who purrs like a freight train and likes to give head butts and cuddles. They are future cuddle pals and tussle buddies for Hella (named herself after the Norse goddess of death and the underworld, yes there is a general theme :D  )
So far, Hella is cautious, hesitant, and grumpy about all the new smells and sounds that fill her house. It will be a slow transition for them all to be together even if only so I have time to kitten proof more than just the bedroom and bathroom, which isn't an easy task when you have many special orchids and other house plants.
Oh, and anyone who comes to the last Farm Tour and Dinner of the year will be able to meet them if they wish!
What's available this week?
  • Eggs!
    • dozen pasture-raised rainbow eggs
    • half dozen pasture-raised duck eggs 
  • Flowers!
    • Mixed Bouquets featuring Lilies and/or Dahlias
    • Gladiolus Bouquets
  • Veggies!
    • Microgreens
      • Spicy Mix: Radish & Arugula
        • Large 4oz
        • Small 1oz
      • Mild Mix: Broccoli, Mizuna, Ch. Cabbage, Kale
        • Large 4oz
        • Small 1oz
      • Classic Basil
    • Shoots
      • Sunflower Shoots
        • Large 3oz
        • Small 1 oz
      • Pea Shoots
        • Large 3oz
        • Small 1 oz
    • Power Greens
    • Baby Kale
    • Rainbow Swiss Chard
    • Stinging Nettles
    • Petal Power Edible Flowers
    • Garlic Braids
    • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Seeds!
    • Lupine
    • Bee's Friend
    • Cosmos
    • Calendula
    • Chinese Forget Me Not
    • Poppy
    • Delphinium
    • Columbine
  • Live Plants!
    • Cactus Globes
  • Crafts!
    • Treasure Bowls
    • Dragon Clips
  • Botanicals!
    • Dragon's Balm
      • 0.25 oz
      • 1 oz
Where to find it all?
I'll be at the Farmers Market at Libby, this Thursday from 3-630pm!

I'll be at the Troy Farmers Market, this Friday from 330-630pm!
 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    I'm Farmer Megan with a life full of cackles, clucks, quacks, weeds, crazy kitten, and one tiny, senior, blind dog.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019

    Categories

    All
    Clucks & Quacks
    Microgreens
    Newsletters
    Recipes
    Winter

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Store
  • About
    • Mission
  • Blog
  • Events
    • Foraging Classes
    • Yoga Classes / Retreats
    • Meditations in the Wilds
  • Blooms
    • Wholesale
    • Retail
  • Botanicals